[So He Was a Repeat Offender!]

Wei Fan shook his head, then dove down.

If Ning Rongrong really fell to her death, things would get serious.

When she was a dozen meters above the ground, he caught Ning Rongrong and pulled her into his arms again.

"Mmph~"

Seeing that she had been saved, the terror gradually faded from Ning Rongrong's eyes, and her slender arms clamped tightly around Wei Fan.

She no longer dared to act up!

But her movements were so wild that she knocked the mask right off Wei Fan's face.

Ning Rongrong saw a handsome, refined face. This thief was so young-he looked only three or four years older than her.

And he was so good-looking, too!

"Mmph, mmph, mmph~~"

Ning Rongrong hurriedly shut her eyes and shook her head frantically.

Now she bitterly regretted that Wei Fan had sealed her mouth, leaving her unable to speak.

She desperately wanted to say, "I didn't see anything!"

She knew how people like him operated: anyone who saw their face had to be silenced. Having hovered on the brink of death twice, she was terrified.

She didn't want to die!

Wei Fan ignored her completely. After putting his mask back on, he used the same method to climb the high wall, stepping upward one stride at a time.

Seeing that Wei Fan wasn't going to kill her, Ning Rongrong let out a long breath of relief inwardly and tightened her grip on him.

After crossing the high wall, Wei Fan saw a swan-shaped building several dozen meters tall. According to Xue Ke and those nobles, this was the Swan Tower.

Taking Ning Rongrong with him, he slipped past the patrolling guards and quietly infiltrated the Swan Tower.

Well, damn!

Wei Fan looked at the dazzling array of jewels. Selling these would give him enough money to treat people to quite a few meals.

But his gaze didn't linger on the glittering jewels. Instead, he searched for something.

"Mmph, mmph~"

Ning Rongrong walked up to Wei Fan and pointed at her mouth.

Wei Fan curled a finger, drawing the blue, water-element soul power back into his fingertip.

"Don't worry. I won't shout or scream. If I'm lying, you can kill me whenever you want."

"I'm a support-type soul master. I can't fight back."

Ning Rongrong immediately made her position clear.

As though he hadn't heard her, Wei Fan continued scanning the solid-gold shelves and their dazzling contents.

"What are you looking for? Maybe I can help."

Ning Rongrong came over. After Wei Fan had saved her earlier, she had realized that he wasn't the bloodthirsty sort.

"Something very important!"

"If it's something really valuable, it definitely won't be here. It'll be on the top floor."

Although she had never visited the Swan Tower, she had heard her father mention that the items within grew progressively less valuable from top to bottom.

"Why would you help me?"

"Because you're not a bad person."

"Not a bad person? Have you forgotten when I held a knife to you and threatened to kill you?"

Wei Fan chuckled inwardly. This really was the first time he had heard a hostage say their kidnapper wasn't a bad person.

Interesting!

"You wouldn't!"

"If you wanted to kill me, I would already have been dead when we entered the Swan Tower. And you wouldn't have saved me earlier."

"Since you saved me earlier, I can promise not to tell anyone about tonight."

"But you kidnapped me, so you owe me a favor."

As they talked, the two reached the top floor of the Swan Tower.

The moment he stepped inside, Wei Fan sensed an incredibly familiar aura.

Then, in the most prominent spot on the top floor, he saw an azure triangular object suddenly light up.

The gentle blue ripples were dazzling, bathing the entire room in blue light, as though they had stepped into a blue ocean.

Found you, Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!

Wei Fan beckoned through the air, drawing the azure triangular object into his hand.

He had begun planning to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud ever since he entered the Moonlight Pavilion half a year ago.

Today, he finally had it!

"It's so beautiful!"

"No wonder you took such a huge risk to steal it."

Ning Rongrong had seen countless jewels. On the way up, she hadn't spared the other treasures so much as a glance, but this azure gem alone had captivated her.

This treasure made her feel an urge to prostrate herself in worship!

Her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was itself a gemstone-type martial soul, hailed as the foremost support martial soul on the Douluo Continent. For something to make her feel this way...

Just what was it?

"This belonged to me in the first place!"

Wei Fan put away the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

"Pfft!"

This was the first time Ning Rongrong had ever seen anyone make theft sound so noble.

"I helped you find that gem, you know. How are you going to thank me?"

Ning Rongrong's red lips curled upward. She wasn't as afraid of Wei Fan as before.

"Someone's coming. Come with me!"

Grabbing Ning Rongrong's arm, Wei Fan prepared to escape through the top-floor window, only to see that the Royal Knights had surrounded the entire Swan Tower. Leading them was Ge Long, whom he had fought earlier.

"First squad, come up with me. Everyone else, surround the Swan Tower."

Ge Long issued his orders and charged upstairs with a squad of guards.

While patrolling the palace, he had suddenly spotted an exceptionally dazzling blue light shining from the top of the Swan Tower.

His many years of battlefield experience told him this was anything but ordinary!

"What do we do?"

"If the Royal Knights trap us inside the Swan Tower, I couldn't explain my way out of this even with two mouths."

"They'll definitely arrest us!"

Hearing the pounding footsteps coming up the stairs below, Ning Rongrong began to panic.

Even with Ning Fengzhi as her father, this matter couldn't simply be brushed aside. His protection would keep her life out of danger, but it would certainly bring shame upon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Save those two mouths for eating!"

Wei Fan summoned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. In the blink of an eye, it rose to a height of about three meters.

It expanded rapidly, growing a hundredfold in mere moments. Flashing with blue light, it descended from above and enveloped them both.

Ning Rongrong watched the changes around her. Their surroundings had become a blue world, yet she could still clearly see everything outside.

"Don't make a sound!"

"Once it covers us, we become invisible. It can even conceal our presence."

"Inside this space, we can see out, but no one outside can see us."

Wei Fan spoke in a low voice.

In truth, even he was surprised by how effortlessly he could wield the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud on his first attempt, as naturally as moving his own arm!

We're invisible now?

Ning Rongrong gazed at the blue world around her. It felt so wondrous!

A gem that could make people invisible really was an incredible treasure. No wonder it had been placed on the top floor of the Swan Tower.

A few breaths later...

Ge Long hurried in and was completely dumbfounded!

Where were they?

He had rushed over as soon as he saw the blue light here. The thief couldn't possibly have slipped away so quickly. Besides, the building was completely surrounded. Even if the thief had escaped through a window, the knights outside would have spotted them.

Ge Long scanned the room, only to discover something even more shocking.

"The national treasure has been stolen!"

Although they had never known what the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud did, having their national treasure stolen was tantamount to a slap in the Heaven Dou Empire's face.

At the sight, Ge Long staggered back two steps, feeling his blood pressure shoot upward.

Ning Rongrong looked at Wei Fan. What they had stolen was actually a national treasure?

Heavens!

It would be awful if we were caught.

By now, she had already lumped herself together with Wei Fan as a fellow thief.

"It must be that bastard again!"

"Everyone, hear my orders! The thief must still be nearby. Find the national treasure!"

Fury blazed in Ge Long's eyes, and his clenched fists crackled.

"Yes, sir!"

All the knights hurried downstairs. Only Ge Long remained, searching for the faintest traces.

The look Ning Rongrong gave Wei Fan gradually grew strange.

So he was a repeat offender!